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Chapter IX
DICK MAKES PLANS "Well, Dick, so you think you have the very car you want?" "Yes, Dad, and I can't thank you enough for it. It's a dandy, and we're soon going to make a big trip in it--all the way across to San Francisco." "More expense! More expense!" exclaimed Uncle Ezra, raising his hands in protest.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “It's a dandy, and we're soon going to make a big trip in it--all the way across to San Francisco."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DICK MAKES PLANS "Well, Dick, so you think you have the very car you want?"”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “More expense!" exclaimed Uncle Ezra, raising his hands in protest.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “DICK MAKES PLANS "Well, Dick, so you think you have the very car you want?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's a dandy, and we're soon going to make a big trip in it--all the way across to San Francisco."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's a dandy, and we're soon going to make a big trip in it--all the way across to San Francisco."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DICK MAKES PLANS "Well, Dick, so you think you have the very car you want?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DICK MAKES PLANS "Well, Dick, so you think you have the very car you want?"”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It's a dandy, and we're soon going to make a big trip in it--all the way across to San Francisco."
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It's a dandy, and we're soon going to make a big trip in it--all the way across to San Francisco."
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From this reading It's a dandy, and we're soon going to make a big trip in it--all the way across to San Francisco."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, Dad, and I can't thank you enough for it.
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From this reading It's a dandy, and we're soon going to make a big trip in it--all the way across to San Francisco."
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From this reading "Yes, Dad, and I can't thank you enough for it.
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From this reading DICK MAKES PLANS "Well, Dick, so you think you have the very car you want?"
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From this reading "Yes, Dad, and I can't thank you enough for it.
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From this reading It's a dandy, and we're soon going to make a big trip in it--all the way across to San Francisco."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DICK MAKES PLANS "Well, Dick, so you think you have the very car you want?"
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From this reading "Yes, Dad, and I can't thank you enough for it.
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From this reading More expense!" exclaimed Uncle Ezra, raising his hands in protest.
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From this reading "More expense!
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From this reading More expense!" exclaimed Uncle Ezra, raising his hands in protest.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Yes, Dad, and I can't thank you enough for it.
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From this reading It's a dandy, and we're soon going to make a big trip in it--all the way across to San Francisco."
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From this reading It's a dandy, and we're soon going to make a big trip in it--all the way across to San Francisco."
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading More expense!" exclaimed Uncle Ezra, raising his hands in protest.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading DICK MAKES PLANS "Well, Dick, so you think you have the very car you want?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading More expense!" exclaimed Uncle Ezra, raising his hands in protest.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, Dad, and I can't thank you enough for it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It's a dandy, and we're soon going to make a big trip in it--all the way across to San Francisco."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, Dad, and I can't thank you enough for it.
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From this reading It's a dandy, and we're soon going to make a big trip in it--all the way across to San Francisco."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's a dandy, and we're soon going to make a big trip in it--all the way across to San Francisco."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DICK MAKES PLANS "Well, Dick, so you think you have the very car you want?"
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From this reading "More expense!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DICK MAKES PLANS "Well, Dick, so you think you have the very car you want?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More expense!" exclaimed Uncle Ezra, raising his hands in protest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More expense!" exclaimed Uncle Ezra, raising his hands in protest.
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From this reading It's a dandy, and we're soon going to make a big trip in it--all the way across to San Francisco."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading DICK MAKES PLANS "Well, Dick, so you think you have the very car you want?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a dandy, and we're soon going to make a big trip in it--all the way across to San Francisco."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, Dad, and I can't thank you enough for it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DICK MAKES PLANS "Well, Dick, so you think you have the very car you want?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DICK MAKES PLANS "Well, Dick, so you think you have the very car you want?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's a dandy, and we're soon going to make a big trip in it--all the way across to San Francisco."
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From this reading It's a dandy, and we're soon going to make a big trip in it--all the way across to San Francisco."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More expense!" exclaimed Uncle Ezra, raising his hands in protest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DICK MAKES PLANS "Well, Dick, so you think you have the very car you want?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DICK MAKES PLANS "Well, Dick, so you think you have the very car you want?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a dandy, and we're soon going to make a big trip in it--all the way across to San Francisco."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a dandy, and we're soon going to make a big trip in it--all the way across to San Francisco."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DICK MAKES PLANS "Well, Dick, so you think you have the very car you want?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, Dad, and I can't thank you enough for it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DICK MAKES PLANS "Well, Dick, so you think you have the very car you want?"
